Receiving the most votes Tuesday evening was a “humbling experience,” said Upton, “One I hope to use on city council.” Upton previously served on Beavercreek City Council from 2012 to 2019.
“I think we’re going to have a great team to work with and I look forward to working with each of my colleagues and bringing my experience back to the council,” said Upton.
“I’m really excited to work with the other members of city council and community members. I’m really honored to be chosen to represent and care for the citizens of Beavercreek,” said Bills. “I’m just a mom raising kids like so many other parents raising kids in the city…I hope to make their concerns my concerns."
In the Beavercreek Board of Education race, longtime board president JoAnn Rigano led the pack, followed by incumbent Krista Hunt and challenger Nathan Boone. Boone pulled ahead of incumbent Carl Fischer IV for the third seat late into counting, with fifth candidate Claire Chinske trailing.
Beavercreek City Council
Duerr and Schwartz are incumbents running for reelection. The third seat is held by Councilwoman Joanna Garcia, who is term-limited.
All five candidates for city council cited property taxes and city funding as one of their top priorities. The city relies heavily on property taxes, which has become a flashpoint in Ohio politics as groups seek to abolish them. Beavercreek is one of only three cities in Ohio to rely almost solely on property tax and to not have an income tax.
Beavercreek School Board
Rigano, Fischer and Hunt’s seats were all up for election, with all incumbents running for reelection to the five-person body.
School funding and overcrowding were top of mind for each candidate interviewed by this newspaper, though many candidates differed on ways of addressing it.
Several candidates also expressed concerns about school funding and property taxes, as well as the continuous problem of bullying in schools.
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